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Photo Gallery Refugees move into Ifo Extension

The UN refugee agency has moved 4,700 Somali refugees from the outskirts of Kenya's Dadaab refugee complex into the Ifo Extension site since 25 July 2011. The ongoing relocation movement is transferring 1,500 people a day and the pace will soon increase to 2,500 to 3,000 people per day.

The refugees had arrived in recent weeks and months after fleeing drought and conflict in Somalia. They settled spontaneously on the edge of Ifo camp, one of three existing camps in the Dadaab complex, that has been overwhelmed by the steadily growing influx of refugees.

The new Ifo Extension site will provide tented accommodation to 90,000 refugees in the coming months. Latrines and water reservoirs have been constructed and are already in use by the families that have moved to this site.

All photos UNHCR / B. Bannon

Paralyzed by polio, Muktar, a 31-year-old father of five, is relocated by donkey cart from a temporary settlement into a new tent in Ifo Extension. A family relocated to Ifo Extension builds a tukul next to their new tent to shield against the mid-day sun. Refugees huddle underneath a blanket against the rain on the outskirts of Ifo camp while waiting for relocation to Ifo Extension. New arrivals to Ifo Extension go about the business of moving their belongings and settling in. UNHCR’s emergency response coordinator, Henok Ochalla, processes refugees for relocation to Ifo Extension.A water truck fills one of the many water points at Ifo Extension.Men working to build latrines for refugees recently relocated to Ifo Extension.A Somali refugee family is registered to receive a tent at the Ifo Extension site.Somali refugees amongst their new tents in Ifo Extension in Dadaab, Kenya. A Somali refugee girl waits for relocation to the Ifo Extension.